Want to convert Windows Movie Maker file to WMV! Please help

I did that but when i try to upload it to youtube. it say that theres an error DID U DO SUMTHING WRONG!?!?!?!?!?!? >:o

12-16-2009 06:51 PMViVi-Chan

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i have created a movie in windows media palyer

but the wvm cant upload to youtube.

pls how to convert wvm to a file that can upload on youtube thx :)

12-21-2009 08:00 AMDarson

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Here’s what I did, thankyou everybody for all of your help!!

I have Windows Vista.

There are two ways to start. You can either:
-open the movie you want to edit with the WMM program.
or
-open up the WMM program and then go to Import Media, and select it, and open it up with the program that way.

NOW, here’s the important step!!!!

Drag your video(or videos) down to the bottom where there is a row a boxes called the Storyboard, edit with splitting and such there. I also split my video and saved it, and re-opened up the already split video(I wanted to cut out the beginning of the video) as its own file.

Now, you can save it as a Project if you want to, but if you’re trying to convert it, this won’t work if you want to upload it onto facebook, and also, youtube, as some of you have said. :-)

Now, on the top, go to File, then Publish Movie, it will ask how you want to save it and select On My Computer, it then converts it to a WMV file, and it is compatible for uploading on most sites.

I hope that helped, I FINALLY figured it out!! Happy Holidays everybody!! xoxo.

12-25-2009 04:30 PMjustashley

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Thank you so much justashley! It worked perfectley! And what an explanation, compared to the others. I did exactley what you wrote and it worked like a charm!
Its so sad to think that something so frustrating, actually have a really easy solution, as long as you understand what to do! :)

Happy new year!

12-29-2009 03:17 PMAnders Aaland Ytterbo

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All you need to do is open “windowns movie maker” click “FILE” then click OPEN PROJECT, and you click Publish Movie... right under (save Project as..)Should then say “Where do you want to publish your movie” click your computer or to my computer. then click next and then PUBLISH then your all flinish!

01-09-2010 11:12 AMbraa

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hi i made a movie in movie maker after that im trying it to save as a movie in a specified location in my system , but im getting a error msg like " pls check whether all the source files are still available in the same location pls check whether there is enough memory in the disk” pl help me friends !!!!

01-24-2010 12:10 AMamritha

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thanksssssssssssssssss!!! i love GOD!!!

01-28-2010 09:28 AMkurdapya

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i have been using wmm for aages
and then
i had to install windows live movie maker
but i liked the original wmm so i kept using that, and now it freeze and closes when i try to publish and suggests that i install updates : / when i try to install the updates they fail...
i need to find a way to convert the project file into a .wmv file

it wont convert in prism video converter rom a project

i tried the notepad thing and save it as name.wmv but still wouldnt work

i NEED to get this sorted bugging me sooo muchhh!!
peaaassseee help me x

i know how to save it as a movie file, i just click publish!!! but it isnt letting me : / t keeps recommending updates which my computer will not install!! i have the new windows live movie maker, but all the effecs are rubbish, not as many on the original one...

and i upload lots to youtube, as i save them as .wmv files then click upload when logged in to YT!

02-09-2010 05:59 PMsbolter1

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Ok you guys, i found the solution. Just go to publish movie and it gives you the option of different format types. (:

03-05-2010 08:37 AMKaly

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All you have to do is choose the option of burning it to a cd. Then burn it to a cd. It will be in wmv format when you are done. Then try it in another computer or open it directly from the cd with windows media player and you will see that it opens with windows media player. Save it to your computer and upload it to youtube. Took me a while to figure it out, so don’t feel bad.

Unless... I think this is what I think you may have done. When you ran movie maker, you clicked file, save as, which saves the project (aka the steps you used to make the movie, and links to the video clips, sound clips, and/or effects) instead of producing the movie. A movie maker project file would have extension .mswmm . The right way to produce the movie is to click on any of the options under “3. Finish Movie” (I think they all produce wmv files in one way or other - except maybe “Send to DV camera” - the best choice is probably “Save to my computer”.)

But if you record the video too long, it will stretch out to about 1-2hours :o

03-18-2010 10:39 AMAndre

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Ok you finshed making your movie to convert it to WMV. you go to file for both Vista and Xp then for Vista you click save movie as then follow the steps to publish it or convert it and for Xp. You click file then Publish Movie and it does close to the same thing.

03-20-2010 07:53 AMWho Knows

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Hi,

I also had trouble. Then, I read carefully one of the instructions above. And you are very right! Thanks a lot!

Okay, it is not clearly explained.

Do you see the column on the left side? There are three sections namely: “Import," “Edit," and “Publish to." Under the “Publish to” section, you can choose any except the Digital video camera (as according to what I read above here). I chose the first option, which is “This computer." Just follow and publish. It automatically saves to wmv.

LOL! I said, “Holly cow!!!" after all that headache. It was just there all the while. I had been using “Save project as," which saves exactly the way you left it so when you go back you can edit it as you left it. And on Publish, it publishes what you had done. You cannot edit that. I recalled how I use Photoshop. It has a similar method.

03-21-2010 04:40 PMivyanrose

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ivyanrose wrote:
Hi,

I also had trouble. Then, I read carefully one of the instructions above. And you are very right! Thanks a lot!

Okay, it is not clearly explained.

Do you see the column on the left side? There are three sections namely: “Import," “Edit," and “Publish to." Under the “Publish to” section, you can choose any except the Digital video camera (as according to what I read above here). I chose the first option, which is “This computer." Just follow and publish. It automatically saves to wmv.

LOL! I said, “Holly cow!!!" after all that headache. It was just there all the while. I had been using “Save project as," which saves exactly the way you left it so when you go back you can edit it as you left it. And on Publish, it publishes what you had done. You cannot edit that. I recalled how I use Photoshop. It has a similar method.

When I clicked on the file, my Windows Media Player played the movie. But I just noticed it is on “avi." So, I converted it to “wmv” with Prism Video Converter or WinFF before I can post it on Facebook. Because Facebook only takes “wmv."

03-21-2010 05:08 PMivyanrose

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noookaaa wrote:
want to convert mswmm to wmv? needn’t any software, just go to this step by step guide and follow its way:
bestvideoconvertersoftware.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-convert-mswmm-to.html

Thank you for the bloc note tip. It worked!!!

03-26-2010 08:02 PMbcamicus

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gogo2hotty wrote:
dudes jus do tis

save to your computer by the finish menue

then go to properties and click open with note pad it shows codec
instead of .mswmm type in .wmv

save as name.wmv

done

lol, that’s retard!! doesn’t work.

03-28-2010 11:05 PMnutso

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Whenever I do save movie file or whatever, I go through all the steps and hit finish. Suddenly everything stops and it says that I need to verify that the origin folder is still there or summit' of the like. And this evens happens if I try to save it to my desktop (By the way, I’m still on XP. Yes XP, kind of sucks).

HELP ME!!!!!

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